Co-transported Tunnels for Real-Time Communication Resource Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face limitations in efficiently managing multiple tunnels for real-time communications (RTC) applications, as they require separate IP addresses and ports for each tunnel, leading to resource constraints and increased costs due to redundant outer transport and network layers.
Innovation Solution
The establishment of co-transported tunnels that reuse a single outer transport and network layer across multiple tunnels, allowing multiple tunnels to share the same security, transport, and network layers, thereby reducing resource usage and eliminating the need for redundant outer layers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate outer transport and network layers are established for each tunnel, then each tunnel can operate independently with dedicated resources, but resource consumption increases and tunnel density decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple tunnels share a common outer transport layer and outer network layer, merging previously separate resources into a shared infrastructure. This allows tunnels to maintain independence at the inner layer while consolidating outer layer resources, thereby reducing overall resource consumption while preserving tunnel functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The common outer transport layer and outer network layer serve multiple tunnels simultaneously, making these layers universal rather than dedicated to a single tunnel. This multi-functionality enables the same outer layer infrastructure to support multiple tunnel instances, reducing the total quantity of resources needed.
2Ease of operation
If multiple IP addresses and ports are allocated for each tunnel, then each tunnel has dedicated communication channels, but network resource usage increases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple tunnels share common outer transport layer resources including IP addresses and ports, merging previously dedicated network resources into a shared pool. This consolidation reduces the total number of IP addresses and ports required while maintaining distinct inner layer communication channels for each tunnel.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer transport layer resources (IP addresses and ports) become universal resources that serve multiple tunnels simultaneously. Instead of dedicating separate IP addresses and ports to each tunnel, the same outer layer resources are multiplexed to support multiple tunnel instances, reducing network resource consumption.
3Reliability
If redundant outer transport and network layers are established for each tunnel, then each tunnel has dedicated resources, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the outer transport layer and outer network layer into a shared common infrastructure that serves multiple tunnels, eliminating the redundancy of having separate outer layers for each tunnel. This reduces device complexity and network layer structure while maintaining tunnel independence at the inner layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the outer transport layer and outer network layer from the individual tunnel structure and places them as a common shared infrastructure. By taking out these layers from each tunnel's dedicated structure and making them universal, the patent reduces overall system complexity while preserving tunnel functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A system establishes tunnels. In response to a first request from an application, the system establishes a first tunnel between a tunneling client of a user equipment (“UE”) and a tunneling server and establishes a first outer transport layer and a first outer network layer. In response to a second request from the application, the system establishes a second tunnel between the tunneling client and the tunneling server, where the second request includes a request to use the first outer transport layer and the first outer network layer established in conjunction with the first tunnel.